That is what my script does. The sort -rn -k 1.9 says, sort reverse
numeric with key 1 character position 9. I also check to make sure that
another file is not dropped in there during processing of the script.
Dazed_75 wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Dennis Kibbe
> <dennisk@sdf.lonestar.org <mailto:dennisk@sdf.lonestar.org>> wrote:
>
> Can someone suggest a way to rename a directory of files like this:
>
> ccna.pod1.pc1.ext is renamed to ccna.pod2.pc1.ext
> ccna.pod2.pc1.ext is renamed to ccna.pod3.pc1.ext
>
> and so on.
>
> (Aside: Hans, if I were able to take your scripting class I won't
> be asking this now. :-)
>
> Dennisk
>
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> Actually, if the original specification is correct, probably none of
> the solutions proposed is likely to work. It appears that the target
> name for the first rename is the same as the source for the second.
> If this were true one would have to ensure that rename or move
> operations were done in an order to avoid attempts to overwrite
> existing names.
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